What do academics do?

What do academics do?

The role of an academic

Academics generally work within a university, combining research, teaching and administrative duties. Academics are the life-blood of a university, without whom the institution would not exist.

To find out more about traditional 'research and teaching' academic roles, to hear directly from academics, from Lecturer up to Professor, and to explore the possibility of research-only and teaching-only roles in academia, visit: